"To thine own self be true" Yellowstone fanfiction

chapter 25 "mama said"

I stood over my father. He was connected to machines. He was hardly breathing on his own. I checked his ivs and his heart rate. It all seemed good. I sat beside my father watching him sadly. I leaned my head back in the chair as I shut my eyes. Along with my father I was hurt. I was in excruciating pain. I had just woken up from a long time of rest, although now I had no time to rest. Not anymore. I glanced up at the doorway where Casey stood. I sighed as I stood up following with a painful grunt. "I was just leaving. I'll leave you two alone" I stepped past Casey leading myself into the hallway. "Thank you twitty" Casey mumbled. I stopped. "For what?" I chuckled slightly. "For..saving my wife and kid. God knows what that guy would've done to her" I shook my head. "There wasn't any reason for anyone to attack us the way they did" "What now twitty?" He questioned. I sighed crossing my arms "I'll have Jamie find names in the men's prison. I know for a fact the people who attacked us were brought on by someone in there" I stepped into my father's office. Casey followed. Jamie was on his computer as beth was drinking from a glass. "Jamie I need all the names of the men's federal prison. Each and every name" Jamie nods. "I've got it" he says. "Beth whatever business dad has with this condo resort bullshit guy, destroy it. Destroy him. Ruin his fucking life. Fuck his son, fuck his dad hell fuck his fucking wife. Just destroy him from the inside out. And Casey? Casey I need you to still work as a livestock agent. We can afford to lose that leadership reputation right now. Take care of your kid and wife. That's what I want you to focus on"
"And what about you?" Casey questioned. "I've got shit of my own to worry about here. Keep me in line. Keep me in check. I need to know everything that is going on" they nod. "You need to heal twitty" beth says as she stands up. I shook my head "I'm not worried about that right now"
"Twitty. The doc says you're pregnant. You can't be-" I held my hand up. "I'll worry about my health. I don't need the whole world finding out I'm knocked up either. Just do as I say. No questions asked got it?" They agreed. They each left the room one at a time. I leaned over my father's desk with a long sigh.
"The hell are you doing out of bed?" Rip broke the silence I was in. I looked up at the door. Rip was holding flowers. "Are those for my old man?" I snickered. "They were for the woman recovering in her bed. Too bad I don't see her" he gave me an irritated yet humorous look. "I have way to many things to get done" he put his hands on his hips "like what?"
"I have to vaccinate, I have to inseminate, I have to-"
"Done. Done and done" he says. "Can you lay down now?" I sighed. "I'm fine rip. My health could be worse"

"I'm pretty sure it is worse twitty. You're pregnant. The doc says you're high risk" I looked down in embarrassment. "How..did you find out?" I questioned. "I was told. Everyone knows" I gulped "everyone?" Rip steps closer to me. "Is it....you know...mine twitty?" He questioned. I perk up "you don't think it is?"
"No! I didn't say that i-"

"Of course it is!"

"I never thought I would...you know.. be a father" he sighed. "Well...you...you are ..is That a problem?" He shook his head frantically. "God no. Not one bit" he says softly. I watched him as hope gained his face. "When I saw you...on that table..and..and.. I was told you..were.. you know... I..I felt like I had to immediately protect the both of you" I gulped as I felt myself tearing up. "You...youre not going to leave..right?" I asked him quietly. He grabbed my hand. "Never...I mean it twitty never" I smiled softly as I grazed my hand over his cheeks. "you're the best thing to ever happen to me June bug" a smile appeared on his lips. He kissed my palms. "would you get your ass back in bed now before you rip open your damn stitches?" I shook my head with laughter "fine but for a couple of weeks. I can't hold still for very long"

4 month later

"Tag that son of bitch Jimmy! The fuck you waiting for!" I yelled. I sat on hank as I lassoed calf's to the ground. I watched as Jimmy struggled. "For fuck sakes" I dropped down off my horse. "Get! Get!!" I yell as the angry charging mother came at Jimmy and I. I kneeled onto the ground tagging the calf then releasing it. "Get on! Get! You cranky fuckin bitch! Get!!" I swatted the mother off as I stood up. I wiped my dirty hands on the back of my jeans. " A four month pregnant woman can do that but You couldn't Jimmy?" Lloyd chuckled. Jimmy shook his head as he looked down. I smacked Jimmy's arm. "In your defense no one else was helping!! Seems to me the rest of my so called 'cowboys' are too busy jerking each other off!!" The boys look over with open arms and shrugged shoulders. "We like watching him struggle" Colby chuckled. "Nah nah nah. I have a feeling them broads you have sleeping here every fuckin night are rotting your fuckin brains away!" They stayed quiet. "Get off your fuckin asses and work! Before she gets so mad she poops out a baby!" Lloyd shouted. I laughed softly "thanks" I patted his back before I continued to stomped through the mud. "The hell you doing twitty?" Rip walked out of the barn taking off gloves. "My job. What are you doing?" I put my hands on his sides. "Wondering what my baby mama is doing wrangling calf's. You tryin to get tramples again?" He questioned. "Yes" I replied simply. I patted his side as I whistled my horse over. Rip shook his head. "Woman I tell ya" he patted my ass before getting on his horse. "You better hammer them boys in. They're screws are going loose"